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TTTE TELhGRAPn AND MESSENGER: FRIDAY- JUNE 12, 1885.
■g^gUS CONVICTED.
—s r&szsr™
.MnintalnB His Composure—
T hi p, !*J5?CI08loK Argument of the
Trial to Bo Moved.
_ v*., Jono 4.—The twenty-
j lay cl the Clnverine trial tound the
‘ ml P«** 10 the 1011 ,Xt “‘ oI , lta
M “l,a crowd eager to hear the clot-
c,p ^5nment of Charles V. Merediib,
W *““ secu torto the case. Mr.Meredltn
fl bTcompUrcenUBB and thanking the
2Krfhtfr P*U«*« « nd attentlondurinK
^r loog and trying confinement In this
£ H^^ssssssfis
Iff tkeeourt. “ t bat almost all the evidence
f^S>orW‘‘rcnmStantlal Innocent
have not only been eacrlficed on clr-
mcn .JJh.1 evidence, but also on what
caniitanfial «*““«• „ poai u Te evi-
J *“°He explained the instructions
? en £'t.ii and then went on to eum
ia ^KLJStt on the positions taken by
S’.drfSS« to the manner ot thedeatn
S'the Seated- He combatted the theory
« so strongly advocated by the
S im 's and said tnere was not a doubt as
absurdity! Mr. Meredith then took
*° ...wtsslvelV the murder theory, the
«»„uvefor murder and the quesUon of the
SdSefloS oTths deceased by the prisoner,
J£d discussed them at length and with
p l*. t tbe l case draws to a close and the de
cision of bis fate becomes a question of a
5ii°hours only, the prisoner seems to be
impressed wiihhli terrible position.
His senoosness and nervousness are pain-
^tf'.’^CTeMth 5 occupied the afternoon
..7,inn in going over the questions of
?f*X the movements of the prisoner
andthe deeeazed on March 13th, day and
{light the tom note and its conneoUon
whb the prisoner and commenting upon.
I.i.lllnr and criticizing the testimony of
the wimeues at great length, to show that
it was not coincidence alone bnt circum
stantial evidence of the strongest kind.
He concluded et8:33 p. m., having spoken
“early nine hoars. His summing op
m3 deductions were ol the most forcible
cbsofter, and hta peroratton was powerful
•ndWlective. He closed bis remarks by
liking tor a verdict of murder In the first
<I ?he cssa was then given to the jury, who
then retired. Daring their absence a squad
cl police Bled Into the court and wa. sta
tioned in line immediately behind the pris
ons This precaution was deemed neces
sary by the court to prevent any demon
stration in the event of a verdict being ar-
rived et. The court-room was more
densely thronged than at any time since the
commencement ot the trial. An Immense
crowd filled the hallway ot the building,
and the stmt oataide the court wee al
most impassable. Tbe subdued hum cf
voices could beheardtbrougboutthacourt
room, and much speculation was indtil-nl
Id regarding the result of the jory’a delib
erations. sentiment bring divided between
a verdict o( entity and the inability of the
jury to agree. No one seemed to believe
in a verdict of acquittal At 0:25 o’clock
tbe city sergeant in a low tone informed
Judge Atkins lli»t the jury l-.mle creed and
were preparing their verdict. This was
soon known throughout the court room,
and almost every eye wns turned on the
prisoner, who was sitting quietly in his
ususl place, near his counsel. At 0:30 the
jury tiled into the court room and took
thelrseats. A deathlv - il'ncia pervaded
tbe crowded room. Clerk Layton polled
the jury, and then put the quedion:
'‘Gentlemen of the jurv. have you agreed
upon a Yerilict?’ Foreman Keppler
replied that they had. 'J tie prisoner
was then told to stand up,
which ire did. looking straight ahead and
seemingly unmoved.
The clerk asked: "Gentlemen of tire
jury, what gag you; is the prisoner guilty
or r.ot guilty ot’the felor.v charged :n ui‘-
indictment’
Foreman Keppler—"Guilt v
The clerk then tcok the Indictment and
read tire indorsement thereon: "We, the
jnry. find the prisoner guilty of murder In
tbetirstdegree.es charged in the indict
ment."
The prisoner then sat down, but to all
outward appearances was ns unmoved as
at any time time amce his arrest. When
the verdict beesme known outside there
was clapping of hands ntr! a lew shouts,
bnt this was quisled by the police.
Judge Atkins asked the prisoner’s conn
eel if they tiad any motion
to make, but Judge Cramp requested
that the court be adjourned until to-mor
row, so they might have time to decide
upon tlie curse ot action. This was ac
corded, and the court at 10 o'clock ad
journed until to-mo-row morning, whentt
is we:l understood a motion lor a new trial
will be made.
WAV*L ACADEMY CRADUATES.
The First-Honor Man n Virginian-
Lari* Proportion of ihe Class
Southerners.
Asnapoi.is. June i.—The s'x men who
graduated wtill the high* at h mors from
the Naval Acad my are as follows, In the
order named; David W.Taylor, Virginia;
William McCay, Pennsylvania; John G,
Tanners)*, Delaware; AlbertC. Ililt'enback,
Pennsylvania; ThOO O, Fenton, Pennsyl
vania, and Volney O. Chase, I-oulaiana.
Those who graduated without distinction
•were Wm. G. Vtiler. Virginia; George It.
Bloctim, Illinois; George W. Kline, New
Jersev; James W. Kittre'l, MIsm-lippl; W.
W. Jovcis, Cecil.; Aleiai der Thompson,
New York;Chas. B. Btoneway, Virginia;
Jos. Blrauss Virginia, H. A Hisnham.
Pennsylvania: John P. McQuinnea, Idaho;
Itohrrt Lee Russell, Georgia; Benjamin
W. Lombard, Iowa; Armstead Husi, \ ir-
ginia , Davis Snres, Pennsylvania ; Kdward
W. Kuerl, Arkanaas: Thomas Bo/» Blade,
Igmisiaint; Wihiam W. Gilmer, Virginia;
Charles M McCormick, Virginia; James
E Shendill, I’eni sylvania; Geunie Tarlmi.
South Carolina ; George R. Evans, Masea
chuaella: Robert E. Kantz. Missouri:
Charles C. Poe, Pennsylvania; Benjamin
Wright, Tennessee: Albert Beraitein.
aiicbigro Arthur H. Dutton, Maryland;
Charles M. Curpening, North Carolina;
James F. finales, Delaware, Sim I’ltner,
Tenues Hubert lle.-cher Powell, Mu ll
igan.
8MUCCLERB KILLED.
A Oeaoerado and Ilia Negro loweia
Attack-id br the po'-loti
Gai.vrsvo.s, June —A special to the
News bom Colbert, Indian Territory,aaye
Tins morning at Post Oak Grove, thirty
miles west ot tide place, othcers overt-).k
a band ot negroes nnde- a noto
rious desperado named Dick Q.srt,
who hail two wagon load! ol whisky
which they Intended smuggling into the
B-Iiiinoie Salim. Captain Bam Bukiller,
with live poll -emen, had punned the gll g
' <ky had bee
purch
gltrs.
ed On <
'aptaln r
ng up with the
ll-r demanded
e-1-indtd hy I
LOCUSTS FOR BRAKFAST.
Prof. RI : oy Introduces!! Reporter to a New
nnd Rnre Dio, and Ha Llkse It.
WainniOTOB, Jnno 1.—A gentleman who
had an engagement with Prof. Jtlley called
at his house this morning and found the
entomologist alone In his dining-room read
ing tbe morning papers as he finished a
late breakfast.
"Conte right In here," paid the Professor.
“I want an nnprtjndiced opinion about a
little matter.” Then be called to the ser
vant, "Bring me some hot ones."
Tbe visitor, despite the fact thit he bad
breakfa-ted, was induced to seat himself
at the table "just for the experiment," ami
was served with a spoonful of dark brown
objects, like very small fried oysters, lie
eyed them enspfc'onaly a moment, having
discovered beneath tbe crust nf bread
crumbs a laminated back, something like
that of email shrimp.
“What do you call it?”
“The cicada. They ought to have been
cooked In "
"What? Bags?”
"No, nol not bags, only the cicada—
mls-called tbe fitteen-year locust. Don’t
be afraid ot them. They are only tbe
quintessence of vegetable Ijnlcev, and eve
rything In nature feeds upon them raven
ously.^
Thereupon the host took one of tbe
things, bit It In two. mnnebed and swal
lowed it with an appearance of relish. The
gnest abut hlt|eyes,and at'.etr pled to bolt a
whole cicada. The object crushed in his
mouth, and proved t > be little else than a
delicate shell, bat its flavor was found to
be far from disagreeable.
"AU its jnices were absorbed In the b»t-
r,” said tne Profeasor, explanatorily.
Neither tbe entomologist nor his visitor
was able to liken the flavor to anything
with wnlch they were familiar, bnt they
agreed in the opinion that vnlgar prejudice
once overcome, the oicada would he es
teemed a rare tidbit—rare, certainly, alnce
It required seventeen years to ripen—and
that it italgbt take rank with frogs’ legs,
birds' nests, shad ran and whitebait.
"I spent en hour last night,” said the
host, “gathering them, nnd they were very
beantltol when freah, I took them jnst as
the pnps began to break. They were
oreamy white and plnmp, and looked good
enough to eat raw, bnt t didn't venture. I
think tbeee should have heen stewed In
stead of tried—stewed In milk. I presume
they wontd be nearly as good as grass
hoppers."
"Do you eit grasshoppers?”
"Cepteinly 1 I once ate nothing else for
two days, and I found them delicious when
properly cooked. This is only an experi
ment, ot course, hot my eating of grass
hoppers had a practical object in view.
The Ineecti had eaten nearly everything In
a large region ot country, and many fami
lies were on the verge of starvation."
Having lighted a cigar the entomologist
described kii experience in attempting to
Introdnee a grasshopper diet In tbe West.
He cooked the insects In varlons ways,
and tound them always palatable and nu
tritions.
People Invited to partake elways evinced
aversion at first, bnt, prejudices baring
been overcome, the dieh became a favorite
with those who essayed IL
."Both the ntdlpoda mlgratoris,” he said,
"and the accidnm perigrannm have been
esteemed as food hysome nations in all
past ages, as far beck at least as tbe Nine-
van era. Indeed, soma trlbea have been
called Acrldopbivi, tram the almost exclu
sive preference they gave the diet.
HIBBS'S SHARP PRACTICE.
The Manner tn which He Swindled the
Coiernment out of Several Thou
sand Dollars.
Postlaxd, OEtoo!t,Jnne5.—A specie from
Lewiaton, Idaho, to tbe Oregonian gives
more fatly tbe story ot the defalcation o
Isaac Hlbbs, postmaster at Lewiston. Ho
was appointed tn March, 1881. Last Janu
ary the registered mail punch was robbed,
hot on official investigation developed
nothing end the affair was eventually for
gotten. On May 22d, Hlbbs left for an
alleged allvermine on the upper Columbia.
The postal inspector, alarmed at his
continued absence, investigated the
affairs of the cflice and found In Hibbs's
writing receipta for a large number of reg
istered mail poaches destined for fietttous
persons in different offices supplied from
Lewiston. The modus operandl was as fol
lows: LaRlston is the miU distributing
point tor a large number ot offices in
Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington
Territory. Hibbs would issue many orders
to fictitious names at these offices, drawn
In favor cf the Hank ot Iowa, where orders
were payable. The customary letter! of ad
vice were forwarded ihepajiog postmaster,
lflbbs then wrote to the Dank mat he would
shortly visit the town, enclosed the money
orders aud requested the bank to cash
them and place the aruonnta on deposit to
his credit until he arrived. Later he wrote
the bank that he conld not make the con
templated visit, and requested that a draft
for the amount of money on depoiit be re
turned by registered mail to the fictitious
names attached to the money order.
When the draft! arrived Hlbbs signed fbe
fictitious nsmes end returned the
receipted cards, and tbe trans
action was completed. Money
orders are limited to 1300 in favor of one
person, bat with forethoagbt and a judi
cious distribution ot dates and places, an
opening offers through which an uuscru-
p .lnns postmaster conld bankrupt the
United States. The amount of the defal
cation exceed* >30,000, and is expected to
reach >30,000. Tbe postal Inspector says
the robberies will necessitate the authori
ties reorganizing tbe money otder system
of the United States elsewhere. The
scheme ts surprisingly simple, and the
officers are surprised that It was never
thought ot and worked before.
John Kvans.casbter of the First National
Bank, wm. Kittonback, cashier of tbe
laiwiston National Bang, and Alexander
Theisser n-.-l Wo. dwi.rth we'.- 11 to- -
loud.men for >8,000. Alexander and
rnriiter were secured before Hlbbs left.
Hibbs wav last seen on May 30tb at the
second crossing of the Canadian Pacific
road on bis wsy to Missonis and Helena,
for the pnrpose ot cashing drafts ordered
to be sent to those places.
RAIDING BY APACHES.
Closely Pursued by Armed Cltlrens-.A
Battle Exneoted.
Oalyistos, June 4.—A special to the
News from El Paso saye; “The latest news
received here concerning the raiding by
Apaches comet Irom the neighborhood
Hillsboro, New Mexico. Fifteen armed
men under the leadership of one Jackson
left Hillsboro Tuesday morning, and before
no.n bed recovered 28 horses. They
continued on the trail, which before night
been me very fresh, and the men concluded
to go into camp and send for reinforce
ments. Jackson accordingly sent a swift
courier back to Hi.Isboro, and 120 men,
meetly Territorial militia, left at 2
i.'clock vesterday afternoon to eeilst
Jackson's band. The Indiana apparently
are driving a lot ot captured stock- before
them. Unlees they abandon the atcck and
take to flight, Jackson la certain to overtake
and attack them.
AFFAIRS IN THE STATES.
A Civil Service Commissioner Interviewed
--Ex-Governor Halo’s Disastrous
Failure—A Fight In Indian
Territory—Accidents.
Washington, Jane C.—The President
to-day appointed John W. Nelms, of Geor-
gia, to be United States marshal for the
Northern district of Georgia. Mr. Nelms
is at present principal keeper of the Geor*
gia State penitentiary, which office he has
h&'d for many years. He was strongly
indorsed for the marshalahip.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
received a strong protest against the con*
tinned coinage of the present silver dollar
which contains the signature cf almost
every banking association and business
man in tbe 8tate of Sonth Carolina.
Among tbe signers are tbe treasurer and
comptroller general of the State.
Commissioner Eaton, being asked what
foundation there was lor the rumors put
lisbed in some of tbe papers lately that
there had hern i.m b-'ween »li** Civil
■" ‘rvice i’onimi'.-eion and tl.e h«n«l * of d«*
pannier,t--. iri which Hit unfriendly spirit
was manifested on the part of the latter,
and f specially on the pArt of the Seretary
of the Interior, toward the commission,
- ty- there m no fotimUtion whoever for
-m h rumor-. They appear, he says, to have
thetr origin among the enemies of reform
and of the policy of the administration.
No bead of i department has shown toy
disposition to evade the rules or to embar
rass the commission. The story about tbe
oommisaion rebuking tbe Secretary of tbe
Interior in connection with a desired cer
tification from Dakota was utterly baseless.
Secretary Lamar bts done nothing of
which tbe commission has the least ground
of complaint. _
Another Teller Coes Wrong.
PBOTil'iNCE, K. I.. June 6.—Wm. T.
D Trane*, for more than eighteen years
telerot the Providenc- National Bank,
was arrested this evening for embezzle
ment and was arraigned before United
States Commits loner Dougins, and in de
fault of $50,000 ball was committed to jail.
By hta own confession the amount of tbe
defalcation is $30,000, and ex
tends over several vears. It was
discovered that n draft of $10,000
received early in the week had nol been
credited to the ban* in New York from
which it came,as it tdioukl.have t>een,
which led to an examination. The direc
tors, aided by experts, are making a care
ful examination of the bank’s condition.
Tne defalcat on will in no way al’eet the
condition of the bank, as it has a large sur
plus. Dorrance is of a highly respectable
killing him am!
Johnson. Two
wounded, ami
a neg'o driv*
other drivers
were captor
were brought to Colbert, where <
fully identified. g
Murder and tu'old*.
i-, v. < I'fti*r.h on nhipb
sup- j-ed to b* good n»
titit while vurnb v
An O d Mnn Murdered for Money.
[■riCIAL TSUOSAX.!
Hawkis.villx, Jane (.—William John-
boh, a well knovn chancier of thU conn!?,
living abont ten miles from town, waa
fun ml dc a-1 y t-sl.rilay, lying In the .hallo,
water of Bluff Creek, not far from home.
Mark, of violence were found on hij (*r
ain. showing lome i-erwn had made way
a in him. Hewi- a harm!--! old man.
a pa-.'}tic and ha-l r.o family. He had
III, n.v i-aid him recently -a: Ich ia tu;e
to have imtigated the commission
ol the - rime. A party fa snapected bnt not had come,
yet arre.ted,
JUMPED OVERBOARD.
An Old Man Suicides From the Dank of a
Norfolk steamer.
New Venn, Jane 6.—When the steam,
ship Manhattan, of the Old Dominion
Line, arrived at her berth In this city thi.
morning her officer, reported to the police
that while et eea yesterday. John Jones,
sixty veer, of age, a passenger from Nor
folk, Va., committed enicide by jumping
S verboard. His body was not recovered,
in tbe steamer it was learned that the
man came aboard on a first clays ticket at
Norfolk. He, was nnder the in-
finance of l’qnor and talked inco
herently. When asked for bis
name he said "John Jones,” with a wink
that was interpreted to mean that bis
name might be anything site. He was
seen on deck early next morning, bnt at
breakfast he way mivslcg, and in hi. room
were foond his coat, vest and hat, showing
that he had pirtly undressed himself and
jumped overboard, for he was nowhere
to be found. Among hie few effects were
found a card an empty envelope with the
name "Jacob Dntcher,” Hampton, Va.
Tbta is supposed to have bven his real
name. A little change, In all not mnch
over a couple of dollars, was found in his
vest pocket.
A Horrible Affair In Indiana.
Evaxsyilli, Isd., Jnna 5.—To-day Fred
Grotegant end family, living near Ed
wardmort, Ind„ were found murdered
Mrs. Grotegant had her throat cat and was
terribly mangled about tbe face. Fred
Grotegant, the father, died this atternoon.
His throat was cut. It is r.q«>rtcl that a
daughter was atsv murdered in the same
■aMtr. Tbe two women wen heard
screaming last evening to tbe neighbors,
but no attention was paid to tL It Is sup
posed at Edwatd«port that Groiegaut did
the killing tn a fit of Insanity, and then
killed litmselt.
The husband was found bleeding ccpi
onsly, bnt conscious. He confeised that
be had done the work, bnt reprrsen’od that
It was not Intentional on bis part. Hesatd
that he and his wife had a little
quarrel abont tbo pig. at dinner.
That abe was so abusive that
ho started toward her; that in going ont at
the door the fell and struck her head
against a box, almost killing her. He had
a razor in bis hand, and bent down to as-
•tst her to rive. (She seized his hand and
drew the razor across her own throat,
inflicting a mortal wonnd. Sbe then told
him to kill himself, and lie tried to do ao.but
failed. He aaya he kept trying all the af
ternoon, part of the time with the razor
and again by hanging. When his daugh-
t-r c-siiie lie was still engaged in Ihe work
ot self destruction, hot fell exhausted. Bbc
ran away. Toe flier I It arretted him, and
upon examination tits injuries were found
to he very bad. He was brought to town
and ledged In jail.
AN AB8CONDINQ CONFIDENTIAL CLERK
. H. Aufd.mark, of the Eub-Tr.aaurv,
New Orleans, Takes a Trip to Meiioo.
New OtLEAXa, Jane 6.—John H. Aufde
mark, for seventeen years confidential
clerk in the United States aab-treainry In
tale city, has absconded wltn several thon
■ and dollar) of government money. The
exact amount ot tbe defalcation has not
yet been ascertained, bat U Is believed to
be more than >13,000. Tbe government,
however, will lose nothing, as P. F. Her-
wig, the sub-treasurer, will make the
autoant good. Herwig received a dis
patch Irom vVashi-glon this morning
to the effect that the government
bal taken tbe case of his absconding
redemption clerk In band, and that tele
grams descriptive ot the man had been
eent to all parts of this country and Mex-
ioo. Canada and Enrope.eo that hie escape
will be s'moet Impossible. It la believed
that Anfdemark has gone to Mexico, bnt tt
Is thought that even his safe arrival on
foreign eoU will not lave him under exiit-
tng circumstances, because, as he has been
a defaulter to tne government o! tbe United
States, he can be apprehended, and
brought baok from any conntry.
A SALOON-KEEPER'S BLOODY CRIME.
He Shoots hts Wif. and Ihen Blows out
Hie Own Bralne.
New York, Jane S.—Bent. Hefmtkin, _
saloon-keeper, attempted to murder the
woman vritb whom be lived this morning.
Hereilded at No. 200 Fourth avenue,'At
7 o'clock be led bit room and went ont to
thejialoon and drank heavily. He return
ed at 0.13, and after remoting hie shoes
went into the bedroom where the woman
was standing near thedreulngcaae. With
out apeaklnt. he drew a revolver,
and when within two feet ot her fired twice.
Theflntshot took effect in her forehead
and abe fell, and be pat the revolver to bit
own head and fired twice, falling dead al
most Instantly. Tbe woman la dangerous
ly wonnded and can hardly recover. It Is
now stated that she was Helmekln'e wife,
although the tint reports made her hie
mistress.
A Mon.tar Meteor-
G.lvdtos, Jnne 0.—A special to the
New. from tjherm.n says ■ meteor of re
markable lta* was teen near midnight last
night moving In a southwesterly direction.
The iky was brilliantly illuminated by ti
for several seconds. A moment after the
meteor bad disappeared a loud explosion
similar to tbe dlicharge of heavy artillery,
was beard, accompanied by a per-
iri.Uble shock, which rallied the glass
in the coart house. This phenomenon
was followed by a rumbling like distant
thunder. Tbe meteor ap;eared to
abont the size of a fl .ur barrel. It „
also obaerted at McKinney, thirty-five
milea distant, where a hiaslng aoundf was
heard, greatly alarming some colored peo
ple, who were returning from a prayer-
meeting, and cansing them to take to
flight, shooting that the day ot judgment
lamlly.
Wholesale Poisoning*
Nashvilli:, Jane G.—Mollie Graham, a
negro woman aged 22 an inmate of the
Medical College Hospital, was arrested late
last night for poisoning four persons, the
matron, two patients and a negro employe.
Mollie bad a petty grudge, tt Is charged,
against a young doctor connected with the
insUtaUon. It is charged that she lud
been helping tbe cook, nnd that last night
sbs pnt arsenlo in the food for the doctors’
table. Fortunately they did not touch the
poisoned portion, which wa* turned
over to tbe four above-mentioned. All are
very sick and one of the patients, Fannie
Clarke is expected to die this morning.
Mol lip was m-ru-t-d ■ hup months ago of
fatally poisoning her husband. The charge
conld not be proven.
Old Lawsuits Battled.
Moxtrsal, Jnn86.—TheTonraay anils,
both civil and criminal, that caused so
mnch gossip here, have been amicably set
tled by the lawyer of Wler, tbe broker,
and the the Bishop of Toumay. Weir
has given np all tbe bonds deposited with
him by Caron Bernard, pending the law
suits between the rival bishop-, on gettlnr
clear receipts indemnifying him from any
farther recourse. All pending salts will
be withdrawn and the co: ts be paid by tbe
present bishop) of Tonrnay. The snit
against the Ville Marie Bank, for which
there were no grounds, has been with
drawn and the banks costa paid In fall.
Burred In Bed,
Bakiuk, Out., Jane 6 —Abont 12 o'clock
lest night the wife of J. Wonch and four
children were burned to death In their
bed in their houae here. Mr. Woach es
caped hy jumping out of a window, after a
vain effsrtto rescue his wife end children,
bfe shirt belrg burned off In tbe attempt
Mr. Wonch ia orexy with grief. He says
when he awoke tbe whole room seemed to
be on fire. He tried to pull bis wife oft
tbe bed, bat could not do so, as tbe fire was
leaping ont of tbe mattress all around bar.
He thlnka the tire originated in tbe beck
shed, and says tbere were no signs of fire
when he retired at 10 p. m.
Murdered Dr Hie Dupes.
Little Rock, Jnne G,—The mysterious
murder of the old colored men Mila:
Owens, near Jeffereon Spring*, Jefferson
cnnnty, Wednesday night. Is being inves
tigated. It has been shown that Owens
wa* believed to be a oonjnrer by tbe enper-
etttlone ot bis race, and waa murdered by
thi m because be was feared. He was con
sidered a witch by the negro community,
and any ill lock that overtook them was
attributed to him. A multitude ot negroes
* ill tie arrested. Tup inve-tig it, n ia or.
atlng consternation among the negroes.
A Hat Fnotorjr Burned.
Dakbuky, Conn,, Jane 0.—The extensive
hat factory of Deckert Sc Co. was destroyed
by fire at 4 o’clock this afternoon. A gse
machine exploded, and in fire minutes the
three-story strnctare. covering nearly an
acre, was a mass ot Dimes. Mr. Beckert
and four hundred and fifty employes
were in the bnildins; at the time, and ali
escaped, many jumping from windows
A number were badly burned, among
them Mr. Beckert The (lames spread to
and destroyed eight dwelling* owned by
the firm. The loss is about $200 000; In
surance $00,000.
A Brush With the Indians.
Sab Simon, N. M.. Jane 0 -Twenty-four
cattle men, led by Parks and Fisher, of
Dancan. who arrived here last night, had
an encounter with a band of about twenty*
five Indians Thursday night at the month
of Beautiful Canyon. About one hundred
shots were exchanged. Two Indiana are
bellbved to have been killed. The cattle
men brought with them a pappoose whose
mother is supposed to havu beeu also
killed in the em*ouiit« r. Kigt h^ad of
stock were captured from the Indians.
Pleuro-Pneumonla In Ohio.
Co lux an, Jane 0.—B. W. Carlisle, of
the Ohio live stock commission, and Dr.
Batler. veterinary surgeon in the employ
of the board, made a report iait night that
pleuro-pnenmonla has b*en discovered in
tbe short horn herd of Henry Mitchell, of
Barton; that three head have already
died of the disease, and the entire herd
seems to be afTected. An order lias been
issued for the fnmlgating of the herd and
the slaughter of the infected animals.
FROM ATLANTA.
A Furmir Killed by a Train—A Woman
Accldsntally Shot—The Roberts Case.
Atlanta, June 5.—A frightful accident
occurred at 0 o’clock at the Mitchell stree*.
railroad crossing, which resulted in the
death of Mr. James Crawford, a farmer,
who^e homo is near Dallas, on the Georgia
Pacific. Mr. Crawford has been in the city
ome days, the guest of ills brother-in-law,
Mr. J, M. Howell, on Mitchell 6treet, near
the crossing This morning he walked op
the track to Peters street, a distance of sev
eral hundred yards. Coming back, he
walked along the track of the But Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, and
soon met an engine pulling a dirt train.
The euglnter, Bob McConnell, ooe of the
oldest and most careful on the road,
blew the whistle, and expected the
man to get out of the way. But Crawford
kept to the track, and was apparently un
der the influence of liquor. The engineer
tried to stop his train in time, but unsuc
cessfully, and the huge engine rolled over
tbe unfortunate man, cnttiog off his left
Crawford was carried to tne near
est mulence and Dr. NIcholion, tbe read
physician, called in. He discovered that
his patient was doomed, and could do noth* not get about wit nout ..
ingforhim. Crawford did not aeem to 1Ie . h *‘ i a trtci of land that T
ADAMNhG CONFESSION.
CIRCUMSTANCES ATTtMOINCTHE MUR
DER OF WM. JOHNSON.
One of the C-lmlnnla, Frightened by Ar- |
rest, Cor.foss.-ttf all tne Dreadful
Cjnsoir.icy—A Crime Prompt
ed by Lust for Cain.
m ' WARNER’S * «
TipfecanoE
Hawuwiuu, June 5.—The evidence
which lias transpired concerning the mur
der of old man Wm. Johnson, in the lower
part of Pulaski connty, which was wired to
you yesterday, shows it to be one of the
most atrocious crimes ever recorded.
Soon after thn commission of the deed
it was di^coY.'rfd, and suspicion at once
pointed to two men—John Trammell and
Frank Williams—'who were known to have
had recent dealings with him. and they
were accordingly arrested, and this morn
ing were brought to town.
William**, on being arretted, at once
turned State’s evidence and coofesse l his
, .elk Knowledge of the crime, tbe details of
leg at the thigh and the left arm above the *nich are most revolting. OJd man John-
elbow. Crawford was carried to tm» np«r. fou was living alone, but was well-to-do,
Ht
bavlog a good deal of valuable land,
was paralyzed from hi* waist down.
Civil Rights In Illinois.
JSrRiaoriELD, Jnne 4.—The Senate this
roorniog passed the House civil rights bill,
which gives colored people the same rights
as whites in hotels, restaurants, theatres
and other public places. It provides that
or any violation tbe person otlending
•ball pay not less than $25 nor more than
$500 to the person aggrieved, and shall also
be deemed guilty of a misJemeancr, and
iopoQ conviction shall pay a fine not to ex
ceed $500, or shall be imprisoned not more
than one year.
Ihe Printers* Deltaates.
Philadelphia. June 0.—A large delega
tion of the International Typographical
Union arrived here at noon and were met
atthe raiUav station by thj reception
committee. The party numbers 111, in
cluding delegates ana their wires and
friends. After lunch the visitors were
driven to Wiaiahickon creek, and took
dinner at the Balmont manshn in Fair
mount Park.
sutler great paiD, but pleaded and cried to
tee hia wife »nd two children, who were at
their homo in Dallas, and for whom he
.ftrneU to entertain tl.e warnn at affection.
His death occurred about 12 o’clock The
coroner held an inquest this afternoon, aud
a verdict waa rendered anbltantally in ac
cordance with the above statement of tbe
case.
WOEK or A LOADED HSTOL.
An Innocent looking unloaded pistol waa
fooled with rather recalessly yesterday af
ternoon at 42 Powers street, and to day on.
negro is minus a finger and another 1.lying
at the point of de.tb with vearcely a prob
ability of recovery. Cnarlle Hodge., a
young negro, waa playing with the pirisl,
thinking it was unloaded. In dna time the
pistol went off, cliopiog one of Charlie's
nrgere.anl the ball pasting on entered tbe
back of the wife of Jerry Gilbert, who Is
Hodges a aunt. A fibysician wasatonce
called in to tbe woman. The ball has not
been found, and the woman le thought to
bn dying. Pistols are uice thing! to play
with, and perfectly safe.
.. IB . I! Wl *• Bonkers case.
o C( S 1, l nQ ' 5 “ *!*>“brgun,thecaie
of W. B. Roberta, of Augusta, will be a cel
ebrated one in our coarts. Roberts's
oounte , Hon, J. C. a Black. Jndge Hook
and Salem Dntcher, Esq., were before the
°Sf,'5 rn ?, lr ' * nd ‘“•ynlttea argument on the
application made by them recently to .De
pend theexecuttre warrant turning Robert*
over to the New York officers, until the
indictment! periling in the Richmond Su
perior Court can be dUpo.ed of. The Indict
mentsfonnd by the grand jury of Richmond
county charge him with peijnry, larceny
after truat and being nreanhnt of an In-
eolrent bank. Hon. Frank H. Miller, of
Angnete, submitted tbe application. At-
torney-Geceral Anderson was present rep
resenting the State.
Hon. J. C. U. Black concluded his argu
ment late this afternoon, arcing the Gov
ernor to revoke the warrant, holding that
it was clear he had the right to revoke it as
Umg as Roberta is within the juriidlctim
of the 8tate, and that the manifest spirit
and intent of the law is that he shall not be
turned over to the courts of another State
until all the demands of jaatlce In Georgia
have been satisfied. Mr. Black cited many
authorities, and made an able and earnest
argument. If the application fails, it will
not be throngh any fault of his counsel.
At the conclusion of hia argnment the Gov
ernor took all the papers m tbe case, and
will give the apj llcaiion careful considera
tion. His decision will not be announced
till next week—probably next Thursday,
HESIUXATION*.
To-day Hon. James B. Neil, judge of the
County Court of McDuffie connty, sent in
his resignation, to take eiiec: at once. The
canse assigned is ill health. The vacancy
will be fi led at an early day.
The work of laying Belgian blocks oa
Decatur street was begun to-day. The-
blocks wiil be laid a distance of a mile and
a quarter. It Is an important thorough
fare and is to be made a handsome
street.
Hon. Tom Wation, cf McDoffli, was In
the city to day.
ROBBED HI8 BED MATE.
A Faithless Friend Betrays His Truetan
Robs a Sleeper.
Chattanooga Times.
Wednesday night Mr. C. N. Kttg, o!
Rome, Qa„ who w.s stopping at the
boarding house of Mr*. Buffer, on Chest
nut street, asked one of the boarders by
the name of John King, a brisk mason
who had only been In tbe home three or
fonrdaye. to arouse Mm In time to leave
the train for Rime. Bnt Instead of doing
as he hid premised John entered the
room and took the sleeper’s money,
amounting ts >73, watch and valise con-
talnfog all hlsdotblog, and left with them.
When he awoke Mr. King saw what had
been done and reported the matter to the
police. No trace ot tbe thief could be
tound that night and ye.terdty. Lilt
night it wa* learned, however, that the
tlr.ef had been veea on the streets In a
drnnken condition, g dng In the direction
of Ihe filth ward. He was folio «ed and
the valise and clothing were found and
retamed, but tbe thief, money and watch
are Mil! mining. It w.s reported later
that the Ilian got on I the .Meinpbta and
Charleston train last night while It was In
motion and made hia escape.
A Stage Robber Esoap.s.
Galtestox, Jane 6.—A dlipttch to the
News from Ben Antonio eeya James Mc
Daniel, tbe stage robber who was recently
•entenced to ninety-nine years'Imprison
ment at Cheater. Iff., m«de hta escape from
the ooonty j ill yesterday morning, by
knocking a bole through tbe stone wall In
the bath room.
A Chlnnman** Sulo'd*.
Boerox, Jane 0.—The Chinaman Yefl
Fang, who created quite a consternation
on Kueeland street a few week* ago by as
saulting one of his countrymen with a
hatchet, and who wa* indicted for an as
sault with intent to kit!, waa thi* morning
found dead tn hie eetl at the jell, having
ended hie life by banging. ^
Ftaht Wuh ii Poas*.
Gelvietox, Jane G.-A tprcial to the
News from Waco lays: Information
reached here to-night of a desperate en-
counterin Basque connty, this afternoon,
between an outlaw named Tom Vsmell
and a aheriff'a poets from Hid county, In
which one deputy waa killvd ard Varnell
wonnded. Varnell escaped, aniH'
posse U pursuing him.
Drowntd.
Prmerao, JuneO.—This evening George
Dallae end J. F. 8L Clair, accompanied hy
their wive., embarked in a row boat on
th» Adcghany river for a pleasant ride
When a ehort distance from the shore tbe
boatcoliided with an ore barge, and wav
nps-t. Mr. and Mrs. Bt, Clair were res
cued, but Dallas and his wife were
drowned.
wanted, and, to get possession of It, lie laid
a plan worthy of a devil's conception. Coin
ing to town last week, Trammell had a
deed to the land written out. conveying
It to him in the usual form,
then taking it home, nnder pretense of its
being a road commission, he prevailed on
oldman Jchmon toalgn it, thus convey
ing away a valuable property. Haring
got the possession of the coveted land, the
next act In tbe tragedy was to get the old
man ont of the way, ao that Trnmmeli
might eDjoy nndlsrnted the fruits of hie
•O'irmlag. To do this a most villainous
plan was concoced—nothing less than to
lock tta old man up in Bis boose on Satur-
day night, eatnrato it with kerosene and
then apply the torch,to burn up tbe help-
man alive! Thta tithe tale that
Williams teds, lie ea d everything was
prepared for this to occur Saturday night;
bnt even hta own mind revo’trd stanch a
horrible thing, end ho prevailtd on Tram
mell to forego It and try some more mere!
fnl mttbod. On Monday morning, both
being at Jobnaon’e home, they bitched up
tbe old nun’s steer and cart, and, placing
him tn Ihe out. started hlmoffto them.il,
not very far distant. Filled with the do
slro for executing their purpose,
(hey did not watt until darkness
might assist them In biding the
cruel deed bnt started to boldly
commit a deltboratu murder on the high
way at midday. They took a near cat
through the field, overtook the old man
nr nr the ford of tue creek in which he was
found, and there finished the nefarloos
crime, i rora an examination of the body
by the coroner a jury it waa shown that
he old man was struck a severe blow on
the back of hia head, which probably atun-
ned him, and then cooked by a crip around
the neck. Te prints of finger grips were
perfectly plain on each aide of hts neck,
rhe old man,although helpless iobisluwer
linn*, was unusually muscular in bli arras,
and it ii raid was more than a match for
an ordinary man. So tie precaution they
®° t m,D ff upon him unaware* and
striking him from behind is obvious. Af
ter committing the crime they threw the
ad man’s body In the water near his rart,
and then unvoked the steer from the cart
and tied the lines to the cart body. One
of the pins was out of the yoke and tiro af
fair was a clamsy arrangement to deceive
one Into thinking that tbe steer by tossing
bis head threw cut the pin and became un-
cart * Rn dthat Johnson In
endeaving to control the ox was thrown or
fell in the water and drowned.
This to about the glut of the confeision
that Williams makes, but avows his own
tnnocf nee, saying that Trammell conceived
and executed the whole affair, bat ther* is
ittie donht that he is mrre or less impli
cated. rhe tracks were seen that both of
them made throngh the field to the ford,
and then b*ck, without crossing the creek,
tto same way to the mill, where it is said
tbvtvHvfft in a veiy excited • tate of
mind The body was found within hill an
hour after be was ill ed. John Tramc e l
is a slightly-built jou"g tuan of about 2J
years of see; has slight moustache of
ro'ber light color and brown hair; eccxns
to be of ordinary intelligence, but has nol
a prepossessing face. Ills eves are ra’.her
retreating, and the upper lid? droop, tud
catlog a dlfpoeltion \o prevaricate, vrblcb
*J£ur correspondent learns in his principal
charac.eristic. He has never borne a good
reputktion, nor, oa the other hand, lias he
Mfsro this been accused©! anythingrea'lv
Jw* He has a young wife and one child,
rriink Williams is also a young, slender
fellow, unmarried, lleba? borne a better
character ilinn hie accomplice. Both
waived preliminary examination and are
safe in jajh
Th« Wadtoy Monument Krooted.
YciU-rdajr at noon the workmen t-nniReU ...
the Wadley memorial, under the skillful dlrcc
tiou of Mr. Cuihlnf, completed tbe erection of
the itatue. The work has been progrcnloi
;ral days and ha* moved along with bui
one accident to retard lta mbm. The mon
umentthh morning ii ready, a« far as It In
tttC’lf Ii concerned, for tho uuvtlllng ceremn
nle». and Mr. Ciiihlng U to be congratulate',
upon the excellent manner in which heba
performed hia talk. Ills connection with th
work 1. now „t kii «ltd, bm fiu will rnna I
-outh until after the unwiling rerernouUi
dlof a portion of tho lntcrvenls; time la
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1’ATTIMOX. N. J„ Jnne a-The .table of
Daniel Van Guilder, a farmer of Saddle
river, Bergen county, twelve mild from
hire, was etruck by lightning yeat '
afternoon, and Van Guilder, wno v,« 0 ...
the stable at tbe time, wav killed. A ne
gro, who was standing in front of the sta|
bif^ was stunned. The body of Van Gall
der was found with hia hand on the halter
of three horses, which were killed, but was
removed before the deatrnctlon of the sta
ble, whlsh was set on tire by the lightning.|
Myriads of Loouats.
DcaviB, JnneO.—A special from Can
non City says myriads of yonng grasshop
peri, evidently just hatchel out in the
warm sand, have nude their appearance
on the south tide of the Arkanoh* river
opposite that p'.ace. An area probably of
100 acres is literally fillel with young
grasshop; era. It la said that theso Insects
are not dreaded as much as locnvts, snd
will be incapable of doing much damage.
Tha Confederate Dead at Winchester.
WiscnxwcR, Va., Jnne 0.—The twenti-
•u annual Confederate Memorial day was
observed by 1,000 persons from this and
adjoining counties. The procession,
formed of duferent city bands, military
companies and Confederate camps, re
paired to Stonewall cemetery, where 4,000
to 5,000 Confederate dead arebnried. A
short service waa held, after which the
graves were eleborately and profuiely deed
orated.
Atlanta.
Ihe tu;i
v« »tur Uy be ft
u.
InsdisUngulahcU gentleman wht
■eritff. As erected, the statue face*. Third itr'cet,
ana wm prove a Conspicuous ornament. A*
ttitlroonUm u enduring and beautiful, an
antl'WUi be cheiMted. with the handsomei
A Narrow Eeoape.
J Yesterday morning Mias Fannie Manghal
•ccompaniel by Mr. Dick Cubbedge, went to]
the depot ot tbe list Tennuaee, Virginia tad]
Georgia for the purpose of acclng tome friend
off. the remained In the car until u began to
I move off, and In attempting to Jump fr<>
Platform fell between the Platform an.
Mr.Cnbbedgecaught her hand and hUilP
armly to prevent tier from falling under the
carwheels, bat hia strength waa not MflUfiS
and ahe fell. A ahndder ran through the
< rowd aa her head disappeared below the plat-
torn, and everyone expected to ace her ma:
If .vl body. The train finally posiod and Mi
ll annle was found unhurt Hy almortamlrl
ac.e she had fallen between the track and plat^
fora, and her presence of mind enabled her
f itiU until the train pasted.
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Two Very Bold Sneak Thieve*.
One of the moat daring and provoking at*
tcmpU at r'obbc-ry occurred yesterday after
noon at 2 o’clock. The principal! In the affair
were two small negro boys, whose names
fatrliUr W IU police.
At the hour mentioned Mr. Wm. Abel, \
conducts a butcher shop on Mulberry atrec.
and Uvea on the corner of Hoaa and Aah, was
sitting In his dwelling near a window that
opened on hu rear lot. He hta d the gate
alam, and, looking out. isur two negro toys
going ont of the gale with a bag on their head.
He snfpe< ted tftat they hod itoton a hide, suit
he sent his little son, Oocar. to Inquire of them
what was In the bog. They mfuaed to tell
him, and Mr. Abel went himself. In tbe
gr.H
Hopeon.Hooe tver.
What Sufferer Need Despair
Prolapsus and Neuralgia of the Womb
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A lady from Amerlcus writen: "I hare d*
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Qcisec, June 6 —A. seal!'.1 i seventy feet
n!^h on Sh J oh t’* Bo nan Catho! ic church
A Suit for Oitmagai.
oemia* 1 § If iimn i fin if TUll— *lEni~iWi I PM
Juafc »J.—Sine* tile opening of i r nightsuit f3r$100,(*») damages a.’alr,*t i iw.i
Id thirty Dr. Berry, city vaicinator, for earning the will |
agw I death of his two children with tap on I
| lymph. The doctor says the children dfi .l
:n rnetr.fi an 1 that he ha* a nieu;c*i
tiLcate to that e:Tcct
church
save away ih a afternoon, an i Louis Oa-
laml :un, Joseph 8avar*l nnd Kd/ar Cardi-
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C*rd.:.al received injuries which
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Danville*# Tobaeco Trade.
Daxvulx, Jnce 6.—The report of the
Tobacco A vs'Ddsiton shows sales for the
last month of 3,430 000 pounds of ieef to
bacco. against 1 470,0C0 pounds for th<
month of May ISM, and 20JXX)/AOpoond
for the last eight month*, ageiuit 12,000,
600 for the ratue months of the previou
year. It to now estimated that abont 00
per cent of the crop has been marketed.
Death In Lew County.
Mr. Tlioma* E. Bryan, of Lee connty, died I eSSST
»n Monday last, and waa buried at Americu
>n Tuesday. Hu wan the father-in-law of Mr
‘ Mf!..r t r. (May. formerly of Macon ID* lif.
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